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Thai police have arrested three Malaysian nationals in Hat Yai after discovering 87kg of methamphetamine worth RM4.3 million in their possession, with investigators suspecting involvement in organised trafficking networks.
West Bengal authorities have launched an intensive manhunt for businessman Tulu Mondal, suspected of fleeing to Dubai ahead of state election results. Police raids have uncovered Rs93 crore in frozen bank accounts and hundreds of high-end vehicles.
Malaysia's upper house has approved legislative changes to pursue perpetrators of child sexual offences committed abroad, responding to a sharp rise in cases involving foreign nationals.
Authorities apprehended a 36-year-old man at a Rantau Panjang petrol station after discovering he was making repeated petrol purchases destined for illegal smuggling across the Thai border.
A Malaysian man has been convicted and sentenced to six years and eight months in Brunei for his involvement in a cross-border scheme targeting ATM systems. He collected debit cards that were then used for unauthorised withdrawals.
A 51-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to two years and four months in Brunei for knowingly handling BND230,000 in criminal proceeds without verifying their source, as part of a cross-border money movement scheme.
Indonesian prosecutors have called for sentences of up to 10 years for 19 suspects accused of trafficking at least 34 babies between 2023 and 2025, with at least 12 infants sent to Singapore in one of Southeast Asia's largest recent human trafficking cases.